Evaluate current and potential applications of biotechnology, the ethical issues raised and the impact of biotechnology on human society

Practical applications of molecular biology and biotechnology

Outcomes:
LO5: Evaluate current and potential applications of biotechnology, the ethical issues raised and the impact of biotechnology on human society (B1)

LO6: Use appropriate information technology resources and sources of information to seek, retrieve and interpret subject specific material alongside the acquisition of other key generic graduate skills, such as academic writing, interpreting information, evaluating research data and critical thinking (B1)

Allocation of marks:
Evaluation of current and potential applications of biotechnology (LO5) (30%)

Evaluation of ethical issues and impact of biotechnology on human society
(LO5) (30 %)

Use appropriate information technology resources and sources of
information to seek, retrieve and interpret subject specific material
alongside the acquisition of other key generic graduate skills, such as
academic writing, interpreting information, evaluating research data
and critical thinking (LO6) (30 %)

Structure, presentation, academic writing style and referencing skills (10 %)

Reading list
You are not required to provide academic references to support your work during a written exam.